Gerry and the drum academy - Part 3

In addition to doing a bit of tourism, we also saw several other drum teams.

First off was the school drum team from the school where we went to.  Interestingly, learning drums is considered a core class in Jiangzhou which means that everyone learns how to play in school.  No wonder they are so good!

The kids were amazing - probably a good thing they aren't competing in Hong Kong!

We also saw a professional drum team.  To be fair, I was less impressed with the professionals.  It was an all girl drum team and it felt almost as if their routine was more focused on a song and dance rather than the drums.  Clearly, this is all a matter of opinion although I do have to admit that their costumes were really impressive.

I love the sense of motion in the hair in this pic

Two mice getting married

Check out those costumes!

By far the best group we saw though, was a group who were only part-time.  By day, farmers - by night, drum master!

The group itself has been in existence for many years - the original founder now having passed away.  In some ways, its a shame as the current group are having some financial trouble and are in the process of raising funding for a trip to America.

Despite being farmers though, they were utterly amazing in both their interpretation of the music as well as their performance of it.

Group photo with the amazing farmers!